Articles Tagged with trafficking

Published on:

by

In the early hours of December 15, 2025, Howell County deputies were called to a residence after receiving reports that someone was attempting to break into a home. When law enforcement arrived, they saw two men near the property. It was reported that one fled into the surrounding woods, while the other got into a dark SUV. Attempts to communicate with him failed, and deputies noticed him repeatedly reaching into his waistband and pockets, raising concerns that he could have a weapon.

The deputies tried multiple measures to gain control of the situation. Taser deployments, pepper spray, and a K9 unit were all used in an effort to stop the vehicle, but the driver reportedly still got away, initiating a high-speed pursuit along the U.S. Highway, where speeds reached close to 100 miles per hour at times.

Tactical interventions were used to try to halt the vehicle, which eventually struck a telephone pole and later rolled over after colliding with a guardrail. The deputies were able to safely extract the man from the wreckage.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

After a Missouri woman escaped from an alleged sex trafficking situation, a Kansas City man was arrested and charged with multiple felony offenses.

Investigators reported that the woman told police she first connected with the man through social media. What began as online communication allegedly led to the two staying together at an extended-stay motel for several weeks. During that time, the woman reported that she was pressured to engage in sex acts with numerous men each day, and the man allegedly set up the encounters.

The situation allegedly escalated a few days before she escaped. The woman told authorities that she was subjected to repeated physical assaults, including being struck, kicked, and choked to the point of losing consciousness. She also claimed the violence continued even after she experienced a miscarriage and that she was forced to continue participating in sex acts despite her condition. One allegation also involved a threat toward her child, with the suspect reportedly holding a knife near her 1-year-old son during a video call.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

A woman in Florida was arrested and jailed for allegedly stealing from one of her clients while working as a house cleaner.

According to law enforcement, the case began on August 25 when a man contacted authorities to report missing items from his home in Palm Coast. The homeowner noticed that a bracelet belonging to his late wife had disappeared, along with her identification and debit cards. After checking his accounts, he reportedly discovered more than $650 in unauthorized transactions that appeared to have been made through a mobile payment app.

The man told investigators he suspected the cleaner who recently serviced his home was involved since she had worked in the bedroom where the missing items were taken. The online transactions appeared to be linked to someone with the same first name as the suspect.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

While multiple agencies were investigating two suspects for drug trafficking, they discovered that the couple was allegedly illegally housing two African wildcats in cages in their basement.

According to reports, the Pennsylvania State Police (Troop C Vice, and SERT), and agents with the Attorney General’s Office Bureau of Narcotics were recently conducting an investigation on a home in Lawrence Township, Pennsylvania. regarding potential criminal activities. They suspected that the 33-year-old man and 27-year-old woman who reside in the house with their child were involved in drug trafficking. On June 5, law enforcement agents raided the home, and they reported that they were shocked by what they discovered during their search of the premises.

The authorities reported that they found three pounds of methamphetamine with an approximate value of $19,200, 159 grams of fentanyl (about 7,950 doses) worth $63,000, and nine grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $3,600. They were reportedly additionally concerned because they believed the substances were in a place that the couple’s youngster could easily access. In addition to the $85,000 worth of substances they allegedly discovered, police stumbled upon additional potential illegal activity when they went into the basement and saw exotic wildcats in cages. By law, it is legally necessary for one to obtain permits for these exotic animals.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

Three people in northwest Florida were arrested on multiple charges after a years-long, multi-agency investigation led the authorities to believe they trafficked over a hundred pounds of drugs out of a privately owned pharmacy.

At the end of 2020, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Department of Financial Services, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and several other agencies started investigating Pace Pharmacy when they suspected the business was being used as a pill mill. The pharmacy is owned by a 54-year-old pharmacist and his 58-year-old wife, who works as the office manager. A second man, age 69, is employed as a pharmacist at the location.

The authorities believed that the business was providing large quantities of illicit substances to people who did not have a medical need for them and illegally billed insurance companies to cover the cost. During the investigation, it was asserted that the alleged pill mill moved more than 48 pounds of oxycodone, 57 pounds of hydrocodone, and approximately two pounds of hydromorphone.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

When police approached an Alabama man parked on the side of the Interstate, they accused him of trafficking drugs after they allegedly discovered he was holding a sizeable amount of narcotics.

Just after midnight on April 2, a man from Athens was riding his motorcycle, which was reported as having a concealed license plate, on I-65. According to reports, the 52-year-old pulled over and stopped on the side of the road, when officers from the Priceville Police Department spotted him. They pulled over and approached him to see if the man needed help and noted that there was tape covering part of the motorcycle’s license plate. When the officers started talking to him, they believed the man was behaving suspiciously. They also thought he smelled like he had marijuana. They decided to call for backup and requested the assistance of a K9.

According to reports, when the other officers got to the location, they used the K9 to help them investigate, and the police dog reacted in a way that indicated it was likely narcotics were present. The police searched the man and reported that he had a pair of brass knuckles. They also allegedly discovered several pieces of drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and a large amount of something they believed to be an illicit substance. It was reported that the authorities later learned it was a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

A Florida man who was released from prison in December is facing additional legal troubles after he was reportedly caught with drugs in his vehicle, and later in his underwear, after a routine traffic stop.

Just after midnight on March 19, a 41-year-old man from Interlachen was driving with a woman in the passenger’s seat and two youngsters in the back of the vehicle. A deputy from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office spotted the car, and they performed a traffic stop for alleged driving violations. The driver pulled over without incident, and the deputy began questioning the adults. The man was allegedly too incoherent to interview, and when speaking to the passenger, the deputy was reportedly told that she and the driver smoked pot in the car.

The woman was not arrested, but the Department of Children and Families received a copy of the police report since the youngsters were passengers in the vehicle.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

Two men in Texas found themselves in legal trouble after being accused of possessing fake identification and more than 30 credit cards believed to be stolen.

According to reports, the Hendersonville Police Department, Metro Nashville Police, Metro Nashville Airport Authority, and additional agencies are working together to investigate a situation involving 32 stolen credit cards. Late in the evening on February 21, the police department received notification from a local Walmart store reporting that two men had attempted to add money to gift cards and tried to use several credit cards to transfer the funds. The loss prevention officers thought it was suspicious when all the cards used during the transactions were declined, and they notified the authorities.

Officers went to the location and arrived before the men left the premises. One of the suspects was stopped when the police saw him walking out of the store, and the other was spotted in an SUV in the parking lot. It was reported that he drove away and forced the officers to chase him a short distance but had to stop when the tires fell off his vehicle. The men allegedly had 32 credit cards believed to be stolen, in addition to 14 gift cards that they suspected were used for siphoning money from the credit accounts.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

A sheriff’s deputy in southeastern Florida was arrested and fired after he was accused of smuggling ecstasy concealed in candy wrappers on a cruise ship with the alleged intent of selling it.

According to reports, at the end of 2024, someone notified the authorities and told them that they believed a 36-year-old Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy was selling drugs. An investigation was opened, and on December 20, a confidential informant met with the suspect and allegedly bought 12 MDMA pills.

Law enforcement agents from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Miami-Dade State Attorney Office’s Public Corruption Prosecution Unit worked together. They reported that they learned the man was planning to attend the “Allure of the Seas Groove Cruise.” The event is a 4-day excursion described as “a journey into the heart of dance music onboard one of the ten largest cruise ships to ever navigate the oceans.” It was purported that he was planning to bring drugs onboard that he planned to sell to others at the music festival.

Continue reading →
Published on:

by

The owner of a massage parlor in South Central Pennsylvania was arrested after being accused of using the establishment to sell customers sexual services performed by herself and her staff.

In the fall of 2023, “Operation: Closed2Trafficking” was launched in Cumberland County to try to curtail sex trafficking that was taking place in local massage parlors. Last month, Cumberland County Criminal Investigation Division deputies went to GL Massage Therapy in Carlisle with a search warrant and inspected the business. One of the employees reportedly told them that she and another woman had both taken money from customers in exchange for sexual activities. The deputies learned the other individual’s name, and they discovered that the 69-year-old woman from Newport owned a massage business called Li’s Asian Spa, also known as New Asian Spa. They purported that illegal activity was going on there as well, and they began investigating the establishment.

An online search was conducted, and the authorities reportedly saw several reviews posted for Li’s where the presumed clients mentioned trading money for sexual pleasure. According to reports, a few individuals claiming to be customers spoke directly to deputies and told them they had paid for sex acts.

Continue reading →
Contact Information
19200 Von Karman Ave, #600
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 477-8088 Fax: (949) 477-8089

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in a contact form, text message, or voicemail. The contact form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure. Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Copyright © 2016 – 2025, Law Offices Of Staycie R. Sena
JUSTIA Law Firm Blog Design